TALENT QUEST sign up
Children from Prep – Year 2 can sign up for the Talent Quest in the Gymnasium on Wednesday 19th of October. Rehearsals will be on Wednesdays in the Gym up until the Bazaar (13th November).
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Welcome to Term 4
Hello everyone! Wow! Italian day was amazing! We hope your children returned home with not only full tummy’s (so much food!) but also excited stories of adventure and community! The whole school was abuzz all day long as the students engaged in the board game making provocations and learning about Ancient Roman everyday life! Thank
Talent Quest details!
Hey everyone .. The Bazaar is just around the corner! The preparations for the annual Talent Quest are beginning and here is a poster with the details! talent%2520quest%2520poster Thanks
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Learning Focus
Literacy This week in literacy there was a spelling focus which involved the students investigating silent letters. This is in addition to the individual spelling focus each student has each week. The students have been asked to identify the strategies that will help them improve their spelling. In reading this week the students have been investigating
Learning Focus
Numeracy In the final week of term 3, we explored prime and composite numbers. We began term 4 last week by looking at triangular and square numbers. Can you see why Kit called his work below a “Face of Squares”? This week we launched into BIDMAS, which is the way we remember our order of
Talent quest
For those who have not yet attended our annual PHPS BAZAAR, one of the highlights of the day is the Talent Quest, where our students have an opportunity to present a special talent to the community. Poster: Harriet (Year 2 Neighbourhood)
Exhibition Still Life:
An Exploration into the World of Contemporary Art Interpreting the traditional genre of still life in new ways with artist in residence, Soren Dahlgaard. Parents, family and members of the wider PHPS community are invited to view some of the work created by students across the whole school in the administration building gallery area. There
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Ancient Roman Games Day – THURSDAY the 13th of October
On Thursday all students will be involved in an Ancient Roman games day. In multi age house groups, students will investigate the culture and lifestyle of Ancient Romans and in particular discover how the children of that time played and amused themselves. The Preps will be informed of their group tomorrow. There will be a Roman banquet
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Author study
The Preps have been learning about author/illustrators, as these people have something in common with the Preps! They have both have written story books that include their own illustrations. Following our visit from Postman Chris, the Preps were inspired to write stories about his adventures throughout the day. They began by planning their story using a story
WEEK 2 HAPPENINGS
MONDAY Fire Brigade visit the Neighbourhood Projects and Provocations / Maths Target: Rectangle Literacy target groups TUESDAY Projects and Provocations / Maths Target: Circle Literacy target groups Specialist classes Blue – Visual Art, Italian Red – Italian, Physical Education Green – Physical Education, Visual Art Buddy time Finishing off robots / Planning our assembly WEDNESDAY Projects and provocations